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- Title
Morphological and Reproductive Characteristics of the Mangalitsa Swine Population Kept as Genetic Stock at SCDA Turda.
- Authors
MICLEA, Vasile; NAGY, Alexandru; ZĂHAN, Marius; NICOARĂ, Mariana; MICLEA, Ileana
- Abstract
The objective of this research is to characterize the morphological traits and sow reproductive performance in a red Mangalitsa swine population kept as genetic stock at SCDA Turda. Body length, height at withers and rump height are larger than the ones reported by in 1999 for the same population, but they are within breed standards. Prolificacy is above breed standard but high piglet mortality until the age of 21 days proves the sows are not good mothers. Lactating ability is high and together with piglet ability to use the ingested feed leads to a doubling of animal weight at weaning (56 days) when compared to the breed standard.
- Subjects
SWINE; LIVESTOCK; ANIMAL breeding; ANIMAL culture; ECONOMIC zoology
- Publication
Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Animal Science & Biotechnologies, 2012, Vol 69, Issue 1/2, p144
- ISSN
1843-5262
- Publication type
Article